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Spiced butter cake recipe

Try this versatile spiced butter cake recipe – serve a piece plain for afternoon tea or jazz it up into a spectacular birthday cake!

Ingredients

250g Butter, softened
1 cup Caster Sugar
3 eggs
2 cups (300g) Self-Raising flour
1/2 cup Milk
1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
1/2 tsp. ground Cinnamon
¼ tsp. ground Ginger

Method

In a mixer beat together the butter and sugar in a bowl until pale and creamy. Then whilst the mixer is still on add in the vanilla, cinnamon and ginger.
Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Add in the mix alternating the flour and milk.
Divide mixture evenly among the prepared pans and smooth the surface.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centres comes out clean.
Remove from oven and cool in pan for before turning on rack to cool completely.

171 Comments
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- - chantellmaree said
  - 31 Jul 2013
    9:57 pm
I love butter cake this will give it a new twist, cant wait too try it yum!

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- - rachkap said
  - 31 Jul 2013
    8:48 pm
I can’t wait to bake this it sound lovely!

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- - jodie80 said
  - 31 Jul 2013
    8:35 pm
Butter cake is soooio yum.

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- - torien said
  - 31 Jul 2013
    8:20 pm
I did it…I actually made this cake. It was delicous!

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- - kathy78 said
  - 31 Jul 2013
    7:55 pm
Made this and my family LOVED it, have made it again for afternoon tea, quick and easy -THANKU!
- meros replied
  
  04 Aug 2013 , 4:04 pm
  Was the ginger over powering, i made another cake with ginger but was too strong.
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- - angelacoull said
  - 31 Jul 2013
    5:33 pm
this may be silly but what temperature do i cook it at?

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- - heather59 said
  - 31 Jul 2013
    5:21 pm
Looks easy to make and not too many ingredients.

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- - marionmad said
  - 31 Jul 2013
    4:40 pm
yum love a spicy cake. I will have to try this one out next time we have visitors or need to bring a plate.

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- - rangamum said
  - 31 Jul 2013
    4:27 pm
loving the spice twist. worth the try

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- - maureen3 said
  - 31 Jul 2013
    3:21 pm
great to serve when family or guests visit They will love it

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- - meagan_cooper said
  - 31 Jul 2013
    2:20 pm
Nice yummy recipe but will have to be saved for when I’m having a naughty treat..

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- - silverfoot said
  - 31 Jul 2013
    2:13 pm
Great idea to spice it up. I love ginger so might try it with some ground ginger icing.

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- - case_girl said
  - 31 Jul 2013
    1:37 pm
Such a versatile cake. A nice little twist to it.

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- - joni64 said
  - 31 Jul 2013
    1:29 pm
I love spices and used five spice powder in my cake recently and it was wonderful.

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- - ella12 said
  - 31 Jul 2013
    12:53 pm
A bit of a twist on the original butter cake – nice!

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- - kylie_tappin said
  - 31 Jul 2013
    8:22 am
Love this recipe. Filing it away

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- - meltingmoment said
  - 31 Jul 2013
    7:35 am
I have a get together coming up and might make one of these to serve up. Love butter cake.

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- - sunava said
  - 31 Jul 2013
    4:35 am
I love this butter cake,so yum

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- - shlles said
  - 31 Jul 2013
    2:48 am
yummo, I like the look and sound of this one too

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- - gemair said
  - 31 Jul 2013
    1:02 am
so simple with very easy ingredients and nothing too fancy,

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